Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-08-12


4 Prom the felde with my girl and boy
His loving kiss brings wi I'd it bliss
That has no base alloy.
From tile new plowed mead ow fresh and
brown, III s8 Ss 5gs
Icntch the scent 81 the loan;
Heart do not fret. 'tis sonlething yeti
70 light the fire OF home. y 535 Isl
THE SISTER DF CHARITY
Bycomte de Keratry in the Paris Figaro.
H The SUMS rays bear down with
scorching ardor from the dark blue
sky, butsa rising sea breeze refreshes
the atmosphere inn regnated with fra
GRANGE waited from the orange trees
growing in terraces along the hiilsides
of Upper Mustacha.
Az the head Of the bay, where the
waves breaking monoto nously on the
sandy beach line the shore with q sill
very crest OF foam, are laid out the
drill groun Is. towards 4 swelling
crowd in cosmopolitan array are
vending their way. Skinny horses
come galloping down thehillside, drag
ging behind them dusty carriages. Ma
tive soldiers file By and form line in
front.of the Governor Generals tent,
each tribe distinct and bearing aloft
the Prophets banner, while the rude
Arab Instruments fill the air with
shrill music. squadrons OF spahis in
red, Of chasseurs in blue, and huzzars
in green uniforms debouch in turn,
and form a living hedge around the
race course. e@:
The drums beat a. salute to hail the
advent of the Marshal at the head Of
81 brilliant staff. His arrival is the
signal for the '''fantasia" to begin and
soon the distant ravines resound with
echoes awakened by the discharge Of
firearms. -,
The topmost tiers of the public
stand are thronged with the prettiest
women in the colony, in the midst Of
whom are number of these myster-
iously yelled Moorish ladies, with
heavy silver bracelets around their
ankles. All are animated by the
noise made by the firing OF guns, the
beat OF tamtams, and the cultural ex-
CARNATIONS OF the native horsemen
riding around at full speed, making the
spectator feel dizzy as his eye follows
them around the gddy curves OF their
frenzied course. AT the foot of the
stand in the space set apart for
mounted spectators are collected a.
number of gentlemen and officers off
duty. Il.
The fantasia has ceased for a few
minutes to let the riders catch their
breath, when the groups open to make
I way for O proud Amazon, escorted by
two distinguished looking gentlemen,
one gray haired, sporting the rosettes
Of the Legion OF Honor, the other
younger, bearing on his sunburnt feat
ures all the marks that go to show
great decision OF character. AS they
go by every head Is uncovered with
respectful politeness s.s 4: III. ! ii J.
Miss Genevieve s. s = at this time,
gust after the coup a etat,, vas regard
Led as the Queen Of Algiers. Actuated
by a love Of pleasure she was che lead i
-er at every bali in the Governors pal
ace, and in every hunting party at
Cape Matlfou she was always ID the
front rank, surrounded by a host Of
admirers. With a complexion of
milk and roses. hair slightly tinged
with gold and twisted into a graceful
coil, with an air OF pride heightened
by a, rare perfection ofform, her beau
:ty was as radiant in riding habit assin
ball attire. She captivated at first
sight, and though q triae naughty to-
wards her equals those beneath her
always found her ID ore than kind
Her father, one OF the two horse
men following her, at the time filled
IAN important post in the colony. He
was q widOWer. His wife, q lovely.
American girl from New Orleans, had
bequeathed to her daughter the grace
full manners and high spirits that
characterized the Creoles Of that lati-:
tude. The other, the determined
looking person, who had pressed his
horse forward SO as to be at her side,
was her affiianced husband Mr.. Raouldes
IT,, one 81 the richest colonists Of the
country who. alter sowing his Wild
oats in Paris, had come to the con-
#,quered country in the guiss Of q hardy
pioneer to build up the fortune on the
ruins OF the one he had dissipateds
Success had crowned his efforts, and
at that time, he was the principal plr-
veyor to the army and had the repu-
tation OF being one Of the few whose
integrity was above repro zach. He,
had succeeded in winning the love 81
Miss Genevieve The banus had al-'
ready been pub lished and The
riage ceremony, set fois the following
week, was to take place in the the.
dral Of Algiars. M,
When the Fantasies had wound no
i. In a general Tray to represent raid
h upon d smalah, two discharges from
aIcannoa gave the signal Tor the be-
ginning q The principal racss. n
/ these the horseInen we're TO ride . dis
Stance OF forty kilometres, areal steep
lechase, across plains and through
2ravines bristling with prickly pears
and aloe plants. The prize Was TO be
awarded 20 the rider FIRST returningto
the drill.ground track.
At this moment there was q general
4 movement. Ia the crowd. The greater
part hurried toH che road 81 the lar
q den d'e6sai, over which the coursers
81 were t0 pass. Misa Genevieveb beck on.
"a tol her two comps ions to- follow,
and the three aet 81 81 3 slow "a in
g order tO avoid srunulYluS nvif thna61